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Radeon RX 470/480/570/580/590
FOLDING@HOME PPD PERFORMANCE

GPU profile

Performance snapshot

Current averages, ranks, sample depth, and data freshness.

Folding@Home identifier Ellesmere XT [Radeon RX 470/480/570/580/590]
High confidence
Most recent sample Aug 2, 2026 Most recent update seen for this GPU profile.
All-OS average
450,893
Average PPD from submitted samples
Linux average
409,373
Linux-only samples
Windows average
461,344
Windows-only samples
Work unit samples
60,535
All-time profile volume
Overall rank
#239
441 GPUs tracked
Brand rank
#51
133 AMD GPUs
Sampled performance breakdown

Folding Statistics Ellesmere XT [Radeon RX 470/480/570/580/590] - AMD

DATA SAMPLES INFO
Filter applied, PPD samples all time
AVERAGE FOLDING PERFORMANCE
Based on ALL available PPD samples by filter
WORK UNIT PPD RECORDS
All Time
OS FILTER SAMPLES PPD WU Per 24hrs Time Per WU Points Per WU BEST PPD WORST PPD
All OS AVG 60,536 450,893 2.77 8 hrs 39 mins 162,541 4,157,813 1,771
Linux 11,903 409,373 2.58 9 hrs 19 mins 158,921 959,434 3,753
Windows 48,531 461,344 2.82 8 hrs 31 mins 163,576 4,157,813 1,771
Track this hardware live

Profile your Radeon RX 470/480/570/580/590 in our V8 Web Client

Launch the LAR.SYSTEMS V8 Web Client to monitor live work-unit activity, compare your machine with community benchmarks, and contribute real samples that keep public rankings and hardware insights current for the Folding@Home community.

First and most recent work-unit sample contributors
Sample Folder Team Platform Seen
Most recent WU sample Anonymous Folder Team not recorded Windows GPU 3 years ago
First seen Anonymous Folder Team not recorded GPU sample 6 years ago
Recent GPU performance

12-week performance at a glance

Use the range, net change, and latest average as a quick signal—not a final judgment on the GPU.

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How to read this
  • Weekly movement can reflect project mix, available work units, drivers, or operating systems rather than a lasting hardware change.
  • Use the detailed chart to compare operating systems and work-unit availability across the full period.
Latest weekly average
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Recent Work Unit Performance - Radeon RX 470/480/570/580/590

Average PPD is impacted by the types of research work units being done as they return different amounts of points and take different amounts of time.

The following shows the work unit allocation of research causes to better understand changes in PPD over time for the Radeon RX 470/480/570/580/590.

No work unit data recorded for the Radeon RX 470/480/570/580/590 in the past 12 weeks.

Data is provided in legacy mode until new work units are folded using our web client.

Recent Work Unit Performance Clusters - Radeon RX 470/480/570/580/590

The following visualization illustrates the PPD / Credit allocation of work units across different research causes, providing insight into how PPD varies by work unit PPD samples for the Radeon RX 470/480/570/580/590.

This analysis helps better understand the relationship between research causes and PPD/Credit, highlighting any performance trends as clusters or anomalies as outliers.

Project work-unit sample cluster chart.
Power and cost planning

Radeon RX 470/480/570/580/590 kWh POWER CONSUMPTION & COST

Power consumption information for the Radeon RX 470/480/570/580/590 is based on an average wattage taken from vendor information for the lowest and highest power draws for the GPU under Folding@Home compute loads.

Wattage information is only for the GPU and does not include the host computer's power usage.

$ / kWh

Default estimates are rendered at $0.10 per kWh. Your saved browser rate will update the cost columns across GPU profile pages.

Current GPU power consumption snapshot

GPU Power Draw
Watts - TDP
Daily Power Usage
kWh
Points per
kWh
Daily Cost at $0.10
per kWh
Power Cost
per 1m Points
225 W 5.40 kWh 70,614 $0.54 $1.416

Radeon RX 470/480/570/580/590 COMPUTE VS kWH USAGE DAY, MONTH, WEEK & YEAR

Folding@Home compute projections for the Radeon RX 470/480/570/580/590 can be used to help inform long-term point goals and related costs based on 24/7 usage.

Duration Nickname Points
Average
Work Units
Average
Power Usage
kWh
Power Cost
at $0.10 per kWh
Day PPD 381,318 2.07 5.40 kWh $0.54
Week PPW 2,669,226 14.52 37.80 kWh $3.78
Month PPM 11,598,422 63.11 164.25 kWh $16.43
Year PPY 139,181,070 757.31 1971.00 kWh $197.10
Reading the averages

Why your PPD may differ

PPD is a guide, not a fixed result. Daily output changes with the work-unit mix, including project, points, atom count, and deadline, as well as system conditions such as OS, drivers, clocks, thermals, and power limits.

Compare the five highest and lowest sampled project averages for Radeon RX 470/480/570/580/590 using community samples collected through the LAR.SYSTEMS V8 Web Client.

Highest sampled PPD

PPD
Rank
Project
ID
Cause
Research
PPD
Average
Points WU
Average
WUs Day
Average
WU Time
Average
117258covid-19716,929252,2072.848 hrs 27 mins
217257covid-19716,600252,6142.848 hrs 28 mins
317321covid-19645,978256,5642.529 hrs 32 mins
414562covid-19624,439108,5245.754 hrs 10 mins
514561covid-19617,694136,4194.535 hrs 18 mins

Lowest sampled PPD

PPD
Rank
Project
ID
Cause
Research
PPD
Average
Points WU
Average
WUs Day
Average
WU Time
Average
117729cancer160,61231,8885.044 hrs 46 mins
213429covid-19187,07710,55017.731 hrs 21 mins
317731cancer205,91134,3416.004 hrs 0 mins
417721Project-Analysis216,39039,4135.494 hrs 22 mins
517720Project-Analysis218,96431,1357.033 hrs 25 mins